This book teaches how to develop children’s musical skills through a unique compilation of songs, arts and crafts, stories, instrument building, musical activities, illustrations, acting, and dance. Nowadays, with art and music programs removed from many public schools, we need a book like this. This book’s holistic approach is designed for parents or teachers (with or without musical knowledge) to interact with children in a collaborative learning experience. Big Brain, Little Hands facilitates the “building blocks” for children’s first musical and artistic experiences, otherwise mainly taught through private lessons. Working this program with autistic children and children with learning disabilities has also shown excellent results. Music and Arts are fundamental for any child’s development because they create neural connections between the brain’s hemispheres (hence the term “Music Therapy.”) Here’s a chance to access these fun practices anytime you want. This book is a labor of love for our precious little ones’ future!

This work provides a deeper understanding of how the adoption process works and supports children with the feelings they have about adoption. Mental health interventions provided.

Kids love magic. They love to see it, and they love to do it. Enter Joshua Jay, who started doing magic when he was 7 and was named champion at the World Magic Seminar (the Olympics of magic) by the time he was 16. His Big Magic for Little Hands is packed with 25 astonishing illusions for kids ages 7 and up. In other words, it’s sleight of hand for the small of hand. These are tricks that require little prep time and dexterity yet are guaranteed to deliver a big payoff. The large format, oversized ext, and black-and-white vintage-style illustrations make Big Magic particularly easy to follow and kid-friendly. Here’s how to levitate your sibling several feet off a bed. Escape Houdini-like from tightly bound ropes. There are also impromptu effects that can be performed anytime, anywhere, like Spook-Key, in which an antique key mysteriously rotates in your hand. Each easy-to-perform feat is clearly illustrated with step-by-step drawings and accompanied by insider tips. Joshua Jay is a master who guides his apprentices through every aspect of the magician’s art, from the first step—taking the Magician’s Oath—to how to minimize nervousness (Rule #1: Rehearse. A lot).

Jack Malloy, former All American football player from Notre Dame, and a running back for the New York Jets, becomes a bum when his football days are over. His classmate, Sam Shalom, becomes the president of the United States. As president, Shalom is concerned with the high cost of incarcerating prisoners. He plans to use an abandoned Naval Base in the South Pacific to determine if 500 prisoners can support themselves. He needs someone to represent him on the island. The individual must be courageous, strong, likable, a bit crazy. He thinks of Jack Malloy. The FBI finds Jack in jail with a gang of drunks. They escort him to Washington, where he meets the first lady and falls in love with her. His mind rebels at the idea of coping with hundreds of hardened criminals on an isolated island. But he’s desperate for work, needs food, a place to live. Moreover, he wants to get as far away as possible from the first lady. He’s a drunk, yet he doesn’t want to make a complete fool of himself. So he agrees to join the criminals to be set free on a remote island in the South Pacific.

This book is an anthology of English writing on education by Tao Xingzhi, the great Chinese educator and thinker. It includes several articles that represent his educational ideas and life philosophy, such as China in Transition, Creative Education, The Little Teacher and the Literacy Movement, and Education for All. These works are not only highly readable, but also present educational philosophies that are closely related to real life, and can be used to highlight and correct the deviations of strongly utilitarian educational concepts in modern society. Further, the appendix includes stories, fables, and poems translated by Tao Xingzhi, as well as his own poems written in Chinese and translated into English. This book offers readers interested in education’s new perspectives and inspiration. It also contributes to a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of Tao Xingzhi as well as his educational theories.

Big Skills for Little Hands(R): Color and Fold for ages 3 and up provides essential practice for coloring and folding. With 192 pages of fun activities, this workbook helps young learners complete pictures with appropriate colors; color by numbers; and fold shapes, objects, and animals. --Current state standards have increased the academic demands on kindergarten students, making early learning more important than ever. Big Skills for Little Hands: Color and Fold engages early learners in activities that will keep them entertained while strengthening fine motor skills. Designed to support early learning guidelines, this workbook features engaging activities and essential practice to help your child master coloring and folding. --Give children a head start in their academic journey by encouraging early learning at home. The Big Skills for Little Hands series supports fine motor development and exposes children to essential early concepts like letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. With the help of this series, children will have fun cutting, tracing, pasting, counting, writing, and coloring their way to classroom readiness! Designed to help build confidence, the perforated pages allow children to proudly display their work upon completion! --For complete classroom readiness, be sure to look for other titles in this series: --*Big Skills for Little Hands: Cut and Paste --*Big Skills for Little Hands: Trace and Draw --*Big Skills for Little Hands: Early Concepts